Medical Story

Medical Story
Ann Sothern and Robert Forster in "The Moonlight Healer".
Genre	Anthology series Medical drama
Created by	David Gerber Abby Mann
Directed by	Richard Benedict Robert L. Collins Gary Nelson (director) Paul Senesky Paul Wendkos
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	12 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	David Gerber Productions Columbia Pictures Television
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	September 4, 1975 (1975-09-04) – January 8, 1976 (1976-01-08)

Medical Story is an American anthology series that aired on NBC from September 4, 1975, until January 8, 1976.

Premise

This was an anthology series about issues in the medical field, making it into the medical equivalent of Police Story.

Notable guest stars

(in alphabetical order)

• Diane Baker
• Richard Basehart
• Ralph Bellamy
• Theodore Bikel
• Beau Bridges
• Dane Clark
• Dabney Coleman
• Broderick Crawford
• Bradford Dillman
• Howard Duff
• Vince Edwards
• Shelley Fabares
• John Forsythe
• Ruth Gordon
• Farley Granger
• Judd Hirsch
• Marsha Hunt
• Shirley Knight
• Hope Lange
• Juliet Mills
• Arthur O'Connell
• Linda Purl
• Carl Reiner
• Pernell Roberts
• Ann Sothern
• Susan Strasberg
• Joan Van Ark

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Medical Story"	Gary Nelson	Abby Mann	September 4, 1975 (1975-09-04)
A young intern wants to save a patient from a needless hysterectomy. 2 hour episode.
2	"The Right to Die"	Don Medford	Tim Maschler	September 11, 1975 (1975-09-11)
A dying elderly woman is being pressured into surgery.
3	"The God syndrome"	Paul Wendkos	Arthur A. Ross & Larry Brody	September 18, 1975 (1975-09-18)
A young surgeon sees medical challenges and not human beings when he looks at his patients.
4	"Test Case"	Unknown	Unknown	September 25, 1975 (1975-09-25)
A right-to-life group targets a doctor after he forgoes an attempt to save a fetus during an abortion.
5	"A Life in the Balance"	Unknown	Unknown	October 18, 1975 (1975-10-18)
A medical student feels the pressure of working at a large hospital.
6	"An Air Full of Death"	Ralph Senensky	George Bellak	October 9, 1975 (1975-10-09)
A doctor investigates cancer-causing chemicals.
7	"Million Dollar Baby"	Paul Wendkos	E. Arthur Kean	October 23, 1975 (1975-10-23)
A doctor gets a malpractice suit from a woman he helped deliver 22 years earlier.
8	"The Moonlight Healer"	Richard Benedict	Unknown	October 30, 1975 (1975-10-30)
A first year resident moonlights in the emergency room.
9	"Wasteland"	Unknown	Unknown	November 13, 1975 (1975-11-13)
A doctor tries to convince his low-income patients into being sterilized.
10	"Us Against the World"	Unknown	Rita Lakin	December 4, 1975 (1975-12-04)
Three female interns have to deal with a leukemia patient, a chauvinistic surgeon and an unstable child.
11	"Woman in White"	Unknown	Unknown	December 11, 1975 (1975-12-11)
A doctor wants a breast cancer patient to have a less radical surgery.
12	"The Quality of Mercy"	Robert L. Collins	Robert L. Collins	January 8, 1976 (1976-01-08)
A group of doctors fight a board of supervisors who are unwilling to allocate funds to raise public health standards. 2 hour episode.

External links

• Medical Story at CVTA link with episode list
• Medical Story at IMDb
• Medical Story at TV Guide
• Medical Story at epguides.com